Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 26, 2015
March 25, 2015
March 27, 2015
Transcript:
the official dictionary of the games of the winter olympiad official dictionary oop: stop doing that! fauxlympian, n. a viewer who exhibits sudden & unearned expertise in a sport he or she had barely even heard of a week ago. oop: hey! he 520'd that 1080! boo! you suck! orff, v. (fr. c. orff, ger. composer, carmina burana, etc.) to skate to bom-basticc music. see also orffamongous, orffic, orffulagenous, etc. oop: she's really orffing. she's orffal. orff! exvicorate, v. to mock a winner's nationality and/or national anthem. oop: andorra?! where's that?! this sounds like a pepsi jingle. boo! 1 2 3
puddlesplatt almost 10 years ago
get orff it!
Ermine Notyours almost 10 years ago
Yay! Color!
Malcolm Hall almost 10 years ago
He forgot “scurlilate” — to make fun of an event such as curling or biathlon. Also used in the summer olympics to mock race walking.
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
My comment? —I’m watching carefully as the booze bottles pile up atop the TV. After three bottles of alcohol, who cares about what the correct word might be?